Stephen Sondheim Theatre

About Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Formerly Henry Miller's Theatre, the Stephen Sondheim Theatre is operated by Roundabout Theatre Company. Designed in the Neo-classical style by architects Paul R. Allen and Ingalls & Hoffman, it was built by and named for actor-producer Henry Miller. His financial backers were Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, owner of the lot at 124 West 43rd, and Klaw & Erlanger. The original theatre had 950 seats. It opened on April 1, 1918 with the play The Fountain of Youth. It was the first air-conditioned theater in Manhattan.